Webcomics

We've covered Oyster War here quite a bit, Ben Towle's historical fantasy webcomic about 19th century Chesapeake bay oystermen engaged in a territory war with some magical assistance— it's part Scalped, part Sailor Twain. Towle alluded to a print publisher a while and ago and Oni just made it official: the print, color version is coming in September for SPX! Towle is a three time Eisner nominee for books like his Amelia Earhart bio, and this is a fun, frolic of a book.

33 hours, $4000 -- you people need to do this. Songgu Kwon is a former Xeric grant winner for Blanche the Baby Killer. ...

By Matt O'Keefe After backing the campaign last June, I was extremely pleased to receive a shipment in December containing my reward from the Kickstarter for Lady Sabre,...

Jen Sorenson illustrates a troubling story from a friend that has a little bit of pay back at the end. But not nearly enough.

As announced this weekend, the first Dwayne McDuffie Diversity Award was given out, and the winner was Nilah Magruder for her webcomic M.F.K. Disclosure: I was one of the judges for this award. And I couldn't be happier that Magruder won.

§ High Moon, the werewolf/cowboy comic by David Gallaher and Steve Ellis is back. After running on DC's Zuda webcomic site (remember that?)...

According to a news blast they just sent out, Hiveworks, a digital comics portal, had 12,000,000 users in January—alst year it had a total of 65,000,000, so it's on track for a lot of growth. But what kind of growth? According to their about page, "Hiveworks is a creator owned publisher and studio that helps webcomic and online media creators turn their creative endeavors into sustainable businesses. We serve as mentors and as a home for many comics."

The New York Times has been dabbling in "future comics" type stuff over the past year orzo, and they se Lille Carré up to bat and she hits a home run with The Bloody Footprint an inquiry into memory and and identity that cleverly uses the scroll and gif panels for an effect distanced enough for memory and sharp enough for contemplation.

Streaming anime service Crunchyroll is getting into the original webcomic game with a new “Crunchyroll Originals” program, and it kicks off with HYPERSONIC music club by artist Hiroyuki Takahashi. The story line involves world of tomorrow young cyborgs fighting a mysterious conspiracy led by monster girls. Just a day at the office. Takahashi's work is a mix of manga and music influences, and his work has a colorful explosive effect just right for hidef computer screen.

An autobiographical comic about her time working at the Fort McMurray logging camp. :

poster_JEFF1.jpg Carver is a new project by cartoonist Christopher Hunt, a talented artist whose been been seen in Dark Horse, 12 Reasons To Die, Escapo and elsewhere. But Carver is his passion project, a story that starts in 1913 Paris with Carver himself, a man with a mysterious past, and skills with both his fists and with the ladies. It's adventurous, romantic and ready to rock and roll. You can read the first chapter here or watch the teaser

Anders Nilsen sees the year out at Medium with a beautiful full color comic called On Optimisim: Why 2015 Won't Suck. It's a very...